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Updated: June 17, 2025
As I said before, when he started for Ballycloran on the day that he heard he had to remove his quarters, he had by no means made up his mind as to what he would do: it was not at that time at all his purpose to induce Feemy to leave her home, or go with him in the scandalous manner he had at last proposed.
He was to send his heavy luggage on by the car, and leaving Mohill about seven, when it would be dusk, drive by the avenue at Ballycloran and pick Feemy up as he passed, and they would then reach Longford in time for the mail-coach during the night.
Now Thady was in general so very unobservant so little inclined to interfere with, if he could not promote, the amusements of his dependants moreover, so unaccustomed to scold that Biddy and the others round her soon saw that something was the matter. "What are you staring at, you born fool? If Miss Feemy's gone up to Ballycloran, do you follow her."
This was a legal notice on Flannelly's part, that on some day in November, which was named, he Flannelly would require not only the payment of the interest money which would then be due, but also the principal; and in this notice was set forth the exact sum to be paid for principal, for interest, for costs; and it further stated that if the sum was not paid on or before that day, writs would be issued for his body that is the body of poor Larry Macdermot and latitats, and sheriff's warrants, and Heaven knows what besides, for selling the property at Ballycloran; and that the mortgage would be immediately foreclosed, and the property itself disposed of for the final settlement of the debt.
"Well, Captain, and it's little good you'll hear any of us say of him, so that's all fair," said Father John. "Take it that way, so it is; but I thought I heard some of you at Ballycloran say he was once a Catholic," said Ussher turning to Thady; "your father was telling me so I think." He seemed determined to make Thady say something, but he only muttered an affirmative.
Although we have hitherto only seen Ussher as a guest at Ballycloran, or figuring as a lion at Mary Brady's wedding, he was, nevertheless, in the habit of frequenting much better society, and was not unfrequently a guest at the houses of certain gentlemen in the neighbourhood of Carrick-on-Shannon.
I think she and the Captain is only walked down the lane a bit, jist to cool themselves, for sure it's hot work dancing " Thady did not stop to ask any more questions, but hurried out of the door, and turning away from Ballycloran, walked as fast as his unsteady legs would carry him towards Mohill; and, unfortunately, Ussher and Feemy were strolling down the lane in that direction.
"Faith then, he told me so with his own mouth; and it isn't only the others 'd be going, but you'd have to walk yourself, masther Pat." "And why wouldn't I? D'ye think I'd be staying at Ballycloran afther you war gone, Mr. Thady?" "Don't be making any vows, Pat; maybe you wouldn't be axed, and maybe, av you war, you wouldn't refuse to ate yer bread, though it war Keegan paid for it."
"And what's to become of Feemy?" "Why, we must get Feemy a husband; till then she'll stay with you; she'll have a thrifle of money herself, you know; she'll be poor enough, though, God knows! It's the thought of her that throubles me most." "And yourself, Thady, where would you go, till you got Ballycloran again?"
It is because I know you'd never let me go back to Ballycloran, that I've now gone away without telling you what I was going to do. Pray don't be angry with me. Indeed I'm very unhappy; but I should be worse if you were to be angry with me.
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